Occurrence record: 40281727

Human observation of Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761 | Red Wood Ant recorded on 2025-02-22

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Overview

Occurrence ID	40281727
Basis of record	Human observation
Scientific name	Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761 - Red Wood Ant
Licence	CC-BY
Record Date	2025-02-22 (Day)
Locality	Ribbesford Woods
Location	Grid Reference: SO78397320 Latitude: 52.356476 Longitude: -2.318651
Recorded by	Bingham, John & Denise
Identified by	Bingham, John
Identification verification status	Accepted - correct

Dataset

Data partner	Biological Records Centre
Data resource	Bee, wasp and ant (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) records verified via iRecord
Bibliographic citation	Biological Records Centre. [Date downloaded]. Bee, wasp and ant (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) records verified via iRecord.
Collection code	iRecord \| General data

Abundance

Individual count	2

Organism

Life stage	other
Sex	not recorded

Event

Occurrence date	2025-02-22
Date precision	Day
Event date	2025-02-22
Event remarks	Ant Nest. 2 medium, top of steep bank.
Event ID	28577798

Taxonomy

Scientific name	Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761 Supplied scientific name "Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761"
Common name	Red Wood Ant
Taxon rank	species
Name match metric	Taxon GUID match The match was based on the supplied taxon concept ID rather than the scientific name.
Species	Formica rufa
Genus	Formica
Family	Formicidae
Order	Hymenoptera
Class	Insecta
Phylum	Arthropoda
Kingdom	Animalia
Taxon ID	NHMSYS0000875963
Taxonomic issue	No issues
Habitat taxon	terrestrial
Establishment means taxon	Native
Scientific name authorship	Linnaeus, 1761

Geospatial

Country	United Kingdom
State/Province	England
Locality	Ribbesford Woods
Latitude (WGS84)	52.356476
Longitude (WGS84)	-2.318651
Geodetic datum	EPSG:4326
Coordinate uncertainty in meters	7.1
Bbox	52.356431,-2.318724,52.356521,-2.318578
Grid size in meters	10
Easting	378390
Northing	273200
Grid reference wkt	POLYGON((-2.31872 52.35643,-2.31872 52.35652,-2.31858 52.35652,-2.31858 52.35643,-2.31872 52.35643))
Grid reference	SO78397320

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Data quality tests

Test name	Result
Latitude Longitude calculated from grid reference	Warning
Country inferred from coordinates	Warning
Show/Hide 14 passed properties
Basis of record not supplied	Passed
Basis of record badly formed	Passed
Invalid collection date	Passed
Incomplete collection date	Passed
First of the month	Passed
Missing name of person who identified the specimen/observation	Passed
Data are generalised	Passed
Name not supplied	Passed
Name not recognised	Passed
Zero latitude	Passed
Coordinate uncertainty not valid	Passed
Coordinate uncertainty not specified	Passed
Location not supplied	Passed
Missing geodetic datum	Passed
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Missing catalogue number	Missing
Decimal coordinates not supplied	Missing
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Coordinates dont match supplied state	Unchecked (lack of data)
Homonym issues with supplied name	Unchecked (lack of data)
Possible duplicate record	Unchecked (lack of data)
Media unrepresentative	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinates centre of country	Unchecked (lack of data)
Supplied country not recognised	Unchecked (lack of data)
Min and max altitude reversed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinates are out of range for species	Unchecked (lack of data)
Latitude is negated	Unchecked (lack of data)
Date precision invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Suspected outlier	Unchecked (lack of data)
Collection code not recognised	Unchecked (lack of data)
First of the year	Unchecked (lack of data)
Image URL invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Identification date before occurrence date	Unchecked (lack of data)
Resource taxonomic scope mismatch	Unchecked (lack of data)
Missing georeference date	Unchecked (lack of data)
Missing georeferenced protocol	Unchecked (lack of data)
Cultivated / escapee	Unchecked (lack of data)
Taxonomic issue	Unchecked (lack of data)
First of the century	Unchecked (lack of data)
Grid reference calculated using latitude and longitude	Unchecked (lack of data)
Missing georeferenced verification status	Unchecked (lack of data)
Name not in national checklists	Unchecked (lack of data)
Decimal latitude/longitude conversion failed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Georeferenced after occurrence date	Unchecked (lack of data)
Unrecognized geodetic datum	Unchecked (lack of data)
Unable to convert UTM coordinates	Unchecked (lack of data)
Kingdom not recognised	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth value non-numeric	Unchecked (lack of data)
Occurrence status assumed to be present	Unchecked (lack of data)
Invalid scientific name	Unchecked (lack of data)
Missing identification references	Unchecked (lack of data)
No collection date supplied	Unchecked (lack of data)
Missing an identification qualifier	Unchecked (lack of data)
Invalid geodetic datum	Unchecked (lack of data)
Media unrepresentative for taxon	Unchecked (lack of data)
Type status not recognised	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinates derived from verbatim coordinates	Unchecked (lack of data)
Altitude out of range	Unchecked (lack of data)
Supplied coordinates are zero	Unchecked (lack of data)
Min and max depth reversed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Zero longitude	Unchecked (lack of data)
Precision / range mismatch	Unchecked (lack of data)
Missing identification date	Unchecked (lack of data)
Supplied coordinates centre of state	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth value supplied in feet	Unchecked (lack of data)
coordinatesNotCentreOfGrid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinate precision and uncertainty transposed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth out of range	Unchecked (lack of data)
Altitude value supplied in feet	Unchecked (lack of data)
Collector name unparseable	Unchecked (lack of data)
Altitude value non-numeric	Unchecked (lack of data)
Higher taxonomy missing	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinates converted from UTM	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinates converted to WGS84	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinates are transposed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Badly formed altitude	Unchecked (lack of data)
Missing name of person who georeferenced the occurrence	Unchecked (lack of data)
Institution code not recognised	Unchecked (lack of data)
Missing coordinate precision	Unchecked (lack of data)
Missing taxonomic rank	Unchecked (lack of data)
Geodetic datum assumed WGS84	Unchecked (lack of data)
Unrecognised ID verification status	Unchecked (lack of data)
Outside expert range for species	Unchecked (lack of data)
Day and month transposed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Missing georeferenced sources	Unchecked (lack of data)
Habitat incorrect for species	Unchecked (lack of data)
Missing identification verification status	Unchecked (lack of data)
unrecognisedOccurrenceStatus	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinates dont match supplied country	Unchecked (lack of data)
Unparseable verbatim coordinates	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinate precision not valid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Longitude is negated	Unchecked (lack of data)

Additional political boundaries information

England
Ancient Woodland (England)	Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland
Districts, Boroughs and Unitary Authorities (England)	Welwyn Hatfield District (B)
National Character Areas (England)	Northern Thames Basin
National Forest Estate (England)	317 - West England
National Forest Inventory Woodland England 2018	Conifer
Non-Metropolitan Counties and Greater London (England)	Hertfordshire County
GB
Districts, Boroughs and Unitary Authorities (Great Britain)	Welwyn Hatfield District (B)
GB countries	England
Ordnance Survey Grids - 100km	TL
Ordnance Survey Grids - 10km	TL20
Ordnance Survey Grids - 50km	TLSW
Watsonian Vice Counties (GB)	Hertfordshire
Watsonian Vice Counties – 12 mile (GB)	Hertfordshire
Watsonian Vice Counties – 3 mile (GB)	Hertfordshire
UK
Countries with sea areas	England
Local Environmental Records Centre Boundaries of the UK	Herts Environmental Records Centre
UK, IoM, Channel Islands
Hexagonal grid for reporting - 10km	6187
Square grid for reporting - 10km	28536
World base layer	United Kingdom

Group	Field Name	Original Value	Processed Value
Classification	Species		Formica rufa
	Name match metric		taxonIdMatch
	Vernacular name	Red Wood Ant	Red Wood Ant
	Scientific name	Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761	Formica rufa
	Class		Insecta
	Genus id		NHMSYS0000875947
	Taxon concept ID		NHMSYS0000875963
	Kingdom id		NBNSYS0100001342
	Left		88085
	Habitat taxon		terrestrial
	Phylum		Arthropoda
	Kingdom		Animalia
	Class id		NBNSYS0000160231
	Genus		Formica
	Phylum id		NHMSYS0020470198
	Order		Hymenoptera
	Taxon rank		species
	Establishment means taxon		Native
	Order id		NHMSYS0000841349
	Taxonomic issue		["noIssue"]
	Species id		NHMSYS0000875963
	Family id		NBNSYS0000037030
	Taxon ID	NHMSYS0000875963
	Family		Formicidae
	Taxon rank id		7000
	Scientific name authorship		Linnaeus, 1761
	Right		88085
Event	Date precision		Day
	Event date	2025-02-22	2025-02-22
	Year		2025
	Event remarks	Ant Nest. 2 medium, top of steep bank.
	Day		22
	Month		02
	Event ID	28577798
Identification	Abcd identification qualifier		Not provided
	Identification qualifier		Not provided
	Identification verification status	Accepted - correct	Accepted - correct
	Identified by	Bingham, John
Occurrence	Occurrence ID	40281727
	Basis of record	HumanObservation	HumanObservation
	Recorded by	Bingham, John & Denise	Bingham\|John\|Denise
	Sex	not recorded
	Rights holder	Biological Records Centre
	Individual count	2
	Dataset name	Bee, wasp and ant records verified via iRecord
	Life stage	other
	Occurrence status	present	present
	Collection code	iRecord \| General data
Attribution	Data resource		Bee, wasp and ant (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) records verified via iRecord
	Data provider uid		dp77
	License		CC-BY
	Data Resource ID	dr2140
	Data partner		Biological Records Centre
Location	Decimal latitude		52.356476
	Bbox		52.356431,-2.318724,52.356521,-2.318578
	Grid size in meters		10
	Easting		378390
	Coordinate uncertainty in meters	10	7.1
	Northing		273200
	Grid reference wkt	POLYGON((-2.31872 52.35643,-2.31872 52.35652,-2.31858 52.35652,-2.31858 52.35643,-2.31872 52.35643))	POLYGON((-2.31872 52.35643,-2.31872 52.35652,-2.31858 52.35652,-2.31858 52.35643,-2.31872 52.35643))
	Country		United Kingdom
	Grid reference	SO78397320	SO78397320
	State province		England
	Decimal longitude		-2.318651
	Locality	Ribbesford Woods	Ribbesford Woods
	Geodetic datum		EPSG:4326

Occurrence record: 40281727

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